Using more than one measure of the same variable, such as using a survey and direct observation, is known as ______.

A. validation
B. reliability
C. conceptualization
D. triangulation


D. triangulation

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a. is larger than the United States. b. has a considerable amount of arable land. c. is the third largest country in the world. d. is very diverse in terms of climate and topography. e. has about 100 cities with a population of a million or more citizens.

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How can interest groups play a helpful role in democracies?

A. They can advocate government policies that most people oppose. B. They can serve as alternative vehicles for political participation. C. They can accomplish things that would be better left to individuals. D. They can elect candidates as official representatives of the groups.

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Iron triangles are less common today than they once were because

A) agencies today are pressured by so many interest groups. B) they are no longer allowed by many agencies. C) congressional leadership is so much stronger today. D) the courts have stepped in to limit the intervention of interest groups in agency affairs. E) special interests have aligned themselves with just a few congressional leaders.

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According to Roe v. Wade, what could a state do if it wanted to limit a woman's right to an abortion during her first trimester?

a. The state could do very little to limit a woman's right to an abortion. b. The state could regulate it if the mother's life were in danger. c. The state could ban the abortion unless the mother's life was in danger. d. The state could ban it.

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